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NCP to tie up with Samajwadi Party in UP elections: Pawar
Mumbai: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said his party would contest the ensuing Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh as part of the Samajwadi Party-led alliance. He also said…
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India likely to witness sharp spike in COVID cases in coming days: Expert
New Delhi: With the high transmissibility of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, India is likely to witness a sharp spike in the number of cases in the coming days, however, following COVID-19…
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Mandaviya interacts with over 100 doctors on Covid situation
New Delhi: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday interacted with around 120 doctors from across the country and discussed the current Covid situation. Mandaviya discussed the ongoing Covid situation virtually with the…
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Battle for UP: Cabinet Minister Swami Prasad Maurya quits BJP
Lucknow: In a major jolt to the BJP in Uttar Pradesh ahead of the Assembly elections, Cabinet Minister Swami Prasad Maurya resigned from office on Tuesday. His daughter Sanghmitra Maurya is a…
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Mandaviya to hold meeting with IMA leaders, doctors on COVID-19 management
New Delhi: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will hold a virtual meeting with all Indian Medical Association (IMA) leaders and senior doctors across the country on COVID-19 management at 11.30 am today.…
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Over 9 lakhs ‘precaution’ doses administered on first day
New Delhi: Over nine lakh beneficiaries received their third dose of the Covid vaccine on the first day of the drive to administer the ‘Precaution Dose’ to the healthcare workers, frontline workers and…
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Congress reviews membership drive ahead of internal polls
New Delhi: Ahead of the organisational elections, the Congress has taken stock of the party’s membership drive and other campaigns including the ‘Jan Jagaran Abhiyan’ — with state presidents and in-charges ended. The…
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Rahul takes stock of poll preparations in Goa; no talks on alliance
New Delhi: The Congress on Monday rejected claims that the party is mulling over a possible alliance with the Trinamool Congress in poll-bound Goa after the party’s former President Rahul Gandhi held a…
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Haryana: Schools to soon introduce classes on Bhagwad Gita
It will be almost one month since Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced that from the next academic session, students will be taught to recite ‘shlokas’ of the Bhagawad Gita in…
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Actor Sonu Sood’s sister joins Congress in Punjab
Chandigarh: Actor-philanthropist Sonu Sood’s sister Malvika Sood on Monday joined the Congress, with the party’s Punjab chief Navjot Singh Sidhu describing the development as a “game-changer” ahead of the February 14 assembly…
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Man held for cheating 26 women promising marriage in Karnataka
Bengaluru: The Cyber Crime Police in Karnataka have arrested a person for allegedly cheating as many as 26 women on the pretext of marriage. The accused used matrimonial sites to find his…
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India begins precaution dose drive, over 1 Cr SMS sent to beneficiaries
New Delhi: The drive for administering precaution dose to the healthcare workers, frontline workers and 60-plus individuals commenced on Monday across the country. The COWIN portal has sent over one crore reminder messages…
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PM Modi reviews COVID-19 situation amid surge in infections.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday chaired a meeting to review the COVID-19 situation in the country through a video conference. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Union Health Minister Dr…
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Venkaiah Naidu reviews situation after Parliament staff test COVID positive
New Delhi: Soon after 402 staff of Parliament were tested COVID-19 positive ahead of the budget session of the Parliament, Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu has reviewed the situation and directed…
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BJP slams Punjab CM for briefing Priyanka Gandhi on PM security
New Delhi: The BJP on Sunday slammed Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi for briefing Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s security. Talking to Twitter, BJP spokesperson Sambit…
